Tag: parenting
6 Reasons I’m Glad I Waited to Have Kids
I had my first child at 28, and am pregnant with my second at 35. There were many reasons I decided to wait to...
In Defense of #boymom
I want to begin by saying that I believe in my heart of all hearts that a strive for gender equality must be a...
Things I Thought I’d Never Do: Food Edition
Before I became a parent, I had the list: the things I said I won't do when I become a parent list. Nowadays, that list is...
Motherhood from the Other Side: Parenting Adult Children
Last week, my oldest son turned 21. Gasp! No! It can’t be! It’s hard to believe that my children are, one by one, turning...
I am not the primary parent. And that’s okay.
My husband recently took our nine-month-old daughter along on some errands. They picked up dog food, went to the grocery store, and stopped by a...
The Struggle That Is Parenting Threenagers
It usually starts like this. A relatively calm, happy evening. My three-year-old son and I discuss our days: what we did, how we missed...
We Are Officially Outnumbered: The Silver Lining as a Mom of...
I always knew, deep in my heart, that I wanted three children, but we were in no rush to make that decision. However, destiny...
Patience: The Double Standard of Parenting
Several times a day I want to scream at the very top of my lungs for my son to please just BE PATIENT. At...
My Phrase for 2016: “Make It Count”
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard
The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just...
10 Things I Learned as a New Stay-at-Home Mom
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into...
Parenting Now and How I Hope My Son Remembers Me
My son is soon to be three years old. Where has the time gone? The days of his little rolly polly baby body are...
Unfollow, Unfriend, Block: The People I’m Letting Go This Year
Okay, I know, I'm pretty sure the last three posts I've written have been about either things that annoy me, things I refuse to...
Marriage, Kids, and Keeping the Flame Alive Through Travel
Recently, my husband and I returned home from our first solo vacation since having our son 14 months ago. We spent 10 days exploring...
Helping Your Older Children Deal With Death
I am going to warn you now that this is not a “feel-good”, happy Mom post. This is about a very difficult side of...